D Flat Mixolydian Mode Positions On The Guitar Fretboard

D FLAT MIXOLYDIAN MODE

‘D Flat Mixolydian’ is the 5th mode of the G flat major scale. The notes in Db Mixolydian are:

Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb

If you have read the post on understanding the mixolydian mode, you will know that the mixolydian mode contains a ‘flat 7′ (parallel approach). You will also know that it is the 5th mode of the major scale (derivative approach). Because the flat 7’ (or ‘lowered 7’) is the only difference between the mixolydian mode and the major scale, it is a very simple mode to analyze. Let’s briefly look at how to construct Db mixolydian using both the parallel approach and the derivative approach.